18 Apr 2012

Corps awards $2M contract to armor levees L-575/L-550

OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $2 million contract

16 Apr 2012

Corps Encourages Safety as Work Begins at Pierre Causeway

Work will soon be starting on the repair of the Pierre causeway, and the public is asked to remain a safe distance from the work site.

2 Apr 2012

Corps to hold public meeting to gain input on Fort Peck Spillway test

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, will hold an informational meeting on April 16 at 1 p.m. to gain public and Tribal input on a proposed spillway test at Fort Peck Dam. The meeting will follow the Spring Public Meeting being held by the Water Management Division at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center.

30 Mar 2012

Corps awards $2.7 million contract to repair Pierre causeway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, awarded Wednesday a $2.7 million contract to repair the causeway that connects Pierre, S.D., to LaFramboise Island that is situated in the Missouri River.

29 Feb 2012

Corps reaches deadline on the most critical time sensitive levee repairs

Rockport. Hamburg. Council Bluffs. Names on a map. In the summer of 2011, though, they were so much more: Communities fighting a rising tide of water that threatened to wash away everything. In some places, levees held and a crisis was averted. In other places, the levees failed and lives were disrupted.

31 Oct 2018

USACE to hold public meeting on U.S. 275 Environmental Impact Statement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District will hold a public scoping meeting for the U.S. Highway 275 (US-275) West Point to Scribner Expressway Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

19 Jun 2014

Omaha District providing flood response support

The States of South Dakota and Iowa have requested assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, to provide technical assistance near Sioux City, Iowa and North Sioux City, S.D. following recent heavy rainfall.

10 Mar 2014

Omaha District Readiness Branch providing assistance in Montana and Wyoming

Warmer temperatures are leading to flooding in parts of Wyoming and Montana along the Bighorn River, Little Bighorn River, Pryor Creek and tributaries of the Yellowstone River. In response to requests from the Crow Nation for sandbags, the State of Montana for ice jam technical assistance on the Mussellshell River, and from the State of Wyoming for technical assistance regarding an ice jam and flooding in north-central Wyoming along the Bighorn River, the Omaha District Readiness Branch has activated its Emergency Operations Center to Level II, Emergency Watch Status and is communicating directly with the National Weather Service for updated river stage forecasts.